Up at 5 am for an 8 o’clock flight from Nice to Geneva. Clear sailing both on the ground and in the air. I was looking forward to hooking up with my dear old friends Clive and Benedikt. We had planned to spend the day together.
While I was at it, I brought along my Minolta 35-105mm AF lens, which I am currently reviewing. I will evaluate the lens performance on both my Sony SLT A77V and my Sony A7r3a camera bodies when I further process the photos on my computer and write about them and my experience with the lens in a review on the Villa Ndio Photography website.
I met up with Clive and Neil, another old friend, at the Nyon train station. I took a train there directly from the Geneva airport. From there, we drove to a favorite lake front cafe for a coffee and a gooey pastry. We then met up with Greg and the four of us went hiking through a woods on a well worn path. I took some photos of the guys and a few butterflies and flowers.
After saying farewell to Neil and Greg, Clive and I went back to Nyon for lunch at a lakeside restaurant. Benedikt joined us there.
The three of us then went to the spot where we had distributed some of Ed’s ashes into the lake several months ago. Ed was and always will be the fourth member of our “Gang of Four”, together for over 25 years, having met and bonded in Geneva those many years ago. That was the highlight of my visit. Clive, Benedikt and I palled around for a few more hours before I headed back home the way I came. I was dog tired but spiritually fulfilled.